All players on this roster are listed in Baseball Reference’s top 1000 in career WAR and have accumulated more WAR for the Red Sox than any other major league team. Players are listed alphabetically, followed by their Strat-o-Matic card being used and their position eligibility.
Position Players (31)
Mookie Betts (2018, RF/CF/2B), Xander Bogaerts (2019, SS), Wade Boggs (HOF, 3B), Ellis Burks (1988, CF), Jimmy Collins (HOF, 3B), Dom DiMaggio (BH, CF), Bobby Doerr (HOF, 2B), Jacoby Ellsbury (2011, CF), Dwight Evans (BH, RF/1B), Rick Ferrell (HOF, C), Carlton Fisk (HOF, C), Nomar Garciaparra (BH, SS/1B), Larry Gardner (1912, 3B), Harry Hooper (HOF, RF/LF), Jackie Jensen (1958, RF), Fred Lynn (BH, CF/RF), David Ortiz (HOF, 1B), Freddy Parent (1903, SS), Dustin Pedroia (BH, 2B), Johnny Pesky (1946, SS), Rico Petrocelli (BH, SS/3B), Jim Piersall (1956, CF), Manny Ramirez (BH, LF/RF), Jim Rice (HOF, LF/RF), Jim Runnels (1958, 2B/1B), Reggie Smith (BH, CF/RF), Chick Stahl (1904, CF/LF/RF), John Valentin (1995, SS), Ted Williams (HOF, LF/RF), Carl Yastrzemski (HOF, LF/1B/CF), Kevin Youkilis (BH, 1B/3B/LF).
Pitchers (17)
Josh Beckett (BH, SP), Roger Clemens (BH, SP), Bill Dinneen (1902, SP), Dennis Eckersley (HOF, SP/RP), Howard Ehmke (1924, SP/RP), Bruce Hurst (1986, SP), Ellis Kinder (1951, SP/RP), Dutch [H.B.] Leonard (1914, SP), Jon Lester (2009, SP), Derek Lowe (2002, SP), Pedro Martinez (HOF, SP), Carl Mays (BH, SP/RP), Fritz Ostermueller (1934, SP/RP), Mel Parnell (BH, SP/RP), Luis Tiant (BH, SP/RP), Tim Wakefield (1995, SP), Smoky Joe Wood (BH, SP/RP).
Transactions
03/28/19 Added Mookie Betts (2018, RF/CF/2B).
03/31/22 Added Xander Bogaerts (2019, SS), dropped Billy Goodman (1953, 2B/1B) and Mo Vaughn (1998, 1B).